Settle for lunch-rooms.



H. S. KELSEY.

SETTLE FOR LUNCH ROOMS.

APPLICATION FILED lUNEh 1914 Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

vf ftv 111; #13; lQ A m% m m& S H M U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- HARRY S. 'KELSEY, F BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTSLZ SETTLE FOR LUNCH-ROOMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 1, 1914. Serial No. 842,541. 1 E

" To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY S. KnLsnY, a

citizen of the United States of America, and

- the invention being-to economize space and afford more privacy tothe customers than is now secured where chairs or tables are used.

Another objectv of the invention is to provide a shelf in the rear of each seat on which the wearing apparel of the customer may be placed while he partakes of his lunch.

A further object of the invention is to provide removable tables which are normally locked to some of the interior partitions and may be removed when it is desired to clean them or replace them with others.

The invention consists of a settle provided with a seat separated intoa plurality of compartments by a series of partitions extending upwardly from said seat every alternate partition havinga forward extension and grooves in its opposite-faces to which is adapted to be secured a removable table. extending in opposite directions in front of adjacent compartments,

The invention further consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of'parts which will be fully understood by reference to the description of the drawings and to the claims hereinafter given;

Of the drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan of a settle embodying the principles of the present invention. Fig. 2 represents a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents an end view of the same. Fig. 4 represents a sectional detail to be hereinafter referred to. Fig. 5 represents emotional detail, the cutting plane being on iine 55 on Flg. 4:, and Fig. 6 represents a section through the upper portion of the backand showing the rearwardly extending shelf for supportlng the wearing apparel of the customer.

Similar characters designate like parts throughout the several figures of the draw- $1 1 the drawings, 10-10 are end frames between which .are interposed the seat 11."

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and the back 12. Extending, upwardly from the seat 11 are a plurality ofv-pa rtitions 13 and 14, whlch separate .the jsettle into. a f

plurality of compartments'lS, each'adapted.

'to be occupied by one personf When seated} in one of the compartments a" person has" considerable privacy as heisi, hidden bythe 1 i partitions 13-44 from the'joccupantsof the compartments on each side" of Extendingi rearwardly from the upper part of the back 12 is a shelflfi on which the wearing apparel of a customer'maybepl'aced' while he is partaking of hisjl'unch, While thus positioned there is little liability of the clothing being soiled, which very often happens'in lunch rooms where table-chairs are used and no. suitable provision is madefor the d sposal of the clothing'of the customely The back. 12 extends slightly above the shelf 16 forming a'rib which prevents the clothing from being accidentally displaced.

The partitions 13 each have'aforwardex l tension 17' on which ispositioned'a supporting plate 18 extending tofthe back 12 and forming ribs 19 onopposite'"'si des 'of said partitions, this plate forming. asupport for the table 20. Each table is provided with a bifurcated extension 21, the two, arms of which are adapted to be positioned in side grooves 22 formed in opposite side faces of the partitions 13 as shown in Fig. 5. The

front part or body portion of each table is of considerable breadth and separated by a rib 23 into two individual parts, each of -which is shallowed out as indicated at 24.

The body portion of the table extends in opposite directions in front of two adjacent compartments as indicated in Fig. 1. The under side of eachtable is provided with a socket 25 with which an ordinary latch 26. coacts to lock the table 20 in place and secure it to the extension 17 to which said latch. is fastened. It is obvious that these The settles may be made in any length and have as many compartments as may be desired.

Ordinarily it is intended to place the settles backed up against the side walls of the lunch room, as is indicated in Fig. 3, but it is obvious that they may be placed back to back in the center of a room, or with their ends abutting'the side Wall.

Owing to the arrangement of the. partitions 13-14L a person in a compartment 15 may eat his lunch in some degree of privacy,

as the partition will effectually shutofi the occupants of the other booths.

It is believed that the many advantages 2. A settle provided with a partition extending from the back thereof to a point adjacent the front edge of the seat andhaving horizontal grooves in opposite faces thereof; a horizontal support extending forwardly from said partition; a detach able table adapted to rest upon said support and provided with parallel groove engaging arms extending to the back ol said settle; and locking means secured to said support and engaging the under face of said table. I

3. A settle provided with a. partition e2;- tcnding from the lJiU'li thereof to a point adjacent the front edge of the seat and having horizontal grooves in opposite faces thereof; a horizontal support extending forwardly from said partition; ribs on opposite faces of said partition in the same plane with said support; and adetachable table adapted to rest upon said support and pro vided with parallel groove engaging arms adapted to rest on said ribs.

A settle with partitions extending up-- Wardly from the seat and forming a plurality of walled compartments open only at the front and top, each alternate partition being provided with lateral ribs and a support extending forwardly from the front edge of said partition, the upper face of said support being in the same horizontal plane with the upper faces of said ribs; a table adapted to restupon said support and ribs and having a bifurcated projection adapted to straddle a partition; and means for locking said table in position.

Signed by me at l Post Office Sq., Boston,

Mass, this 28th day of May 1914.

HARRY S. KELSEY.

Witnesses:

WAL'rnn E. LoMBAnD, NATHAN C. LOMBARD. 

